MacDive vs Cave DB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MacDive
Log and manage your scuba dives with detailed profiles and images. Track dive sites automatically via GPS and sync data across devices. Supports direct downloads from compatible dive computers and helps manage your gear.
- Detailed dive log profiles
- GPS dive site tracking
- Smart Bluetooth device downloads
- Gear management and service reminders
- Critter cataloging
- iCloud/Dropbox data sync
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View and log your dives on the go. Detailed profiles, images, Smart Bluetooth downloads and more. We've brought the best features of MacDive for macOS to your pocket. MacDive for iPhone can be used as a fully featured standalone dive log, and it also works great in conjunction with MacDive for macOS. • Browse and manage your dive logs on the go. • Use iCloud or Dropbox to keep your data in sync between your iPhone and MacDive for macOS. • Automatic dive site tracking via GPS. Put your iPhone in your dry bag and worry about the details when you're back on land! • Native downloads from supported Smart Bluetooth devices. • Catalogue and identify the critters you've seen, or the ones you want to find. • Manage your gear and let MacDive remind you when a service is due. MacDive supports downloading dives directly from various Smart Bluetooth devices, like the Shearwater Perdix AI and Teric, Suunto D5 and EON Steel, Scubapro G2, Mares Genius and Bluelink, Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC and the Dive Nav DC Buddy (sold separately). See our website for a full list of devices. Please note that continued use of Location Tracking/GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Cave DB
A community-driven database for caving and cave diving sites globally. Users can explore, research, and add new locations, complete with photos and videos.
- Global cave and caving site database
- Community-contributed content
- Photos and videos of sites
- User exploration and research tools
- Easy-to-use application interface
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Your database of cave diving and caving sites from around the world in an easy to use application. The database is constantly extended and improved by the community. Site reports show photos, videos and other information about sites as users explore, research and add new sites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cave DB at Free against MacDive's $9.99. MacDive's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (59 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Cave DB is free to download; MacDive costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MacDive holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacDive has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MacDive | Cave DB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (59 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mint Software Ltd | Sam Educational |
Customer experience
MacDive
Cave DB
In-app purchases
MacDive
No in-app purchases
Cave DB
No in-app purchases
